bow-legged

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bow-legged

  • /boʊ lɛ.ɡɪd/ US
  • /boʊ lɛɡd/ US, uncommon

adjective more bow-legged · most bow-legged · bowlegged

  1. Having bowed legs, having legs bent noticeably outward at the knee.

    Similar: bandy, bandy-legged, genu varum, couldn't stop a pig in a passage

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adj having bowed legs

Españolarqueado, patizambo
中文羅圈腿 /罗圈腿 luóquāntuǐ
Deutschkrummbeinig, o-beinig
Ελληνικάραιβός raivós
Românăcrăcănat
Русскийкривоно́гий krivonógij, косола́пый kosolápyj, но́ги колесо́м nógi kolesóm
العربيةأَفْحَج ʔafḥaj

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@misc{bow_legged_2026,
  title = {bow-legged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bow-legged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}